Robert Story – Productivity

Google is finally releasing the next best thing: a mobile site that basically replicates a dedicated Google Voice app.
The big advantage of Google’s new Voice app (which is already showing up for Voice users at Lifehacker HQ) is the direct contact access. Rather than having to store secondary numbers or use the somewhat old-school-looking Voice [...]

July 8 (Bloomberg) — Google Inc., owner of the most- visited Internet search engine, is developing a computer operating system based on its Chrome Web browser, taking aim at Microsoft Corp. in its strongest market.
The system will be designed at first for low-cost laptops called netbooks, Google said in a blog post. The company is [...]

If you are on Windows, you can now try out the Google Chrome browser.

So far, it appears to be pretty speedy and handles all of my normal sites well.
http://www.google.com/chrome/

“Google Docs lets you select a color for each of your folders, a feature that has been previously available in Gmail. The color will be used to represent a folder in the sidebar and in the document list, so you can easily spot related documents.”
When’s the last time you looked at Google Docs? With all [...]

Google Presentations Finally Launched
“Google has finally released the presentation app. You can only import Microsoft PowerPoint files that have less than 10 MB and export a presentation as an HTML file with images. You can change the theme or the layout of a slide, but there aren’t too many options available. There’s also [...]

Still awesome, still works: Request library books from Amazon pages | 43 Folders
Jon Udell’s little wizard [direct link] lets you generate a bookmarklet for requesting a library book—based on the Amazon page you’re currently viewing. It’s clearly a flawless lifehack.

“Today, your GOOG-411 experience just got better: during your call to GOOG-411, just say “map it”, and you’ll get a text message with the details of your search plus a link to a map of your results right on your mobile phone.”
 Official Google Blog: 1-800-GOOG-411: now with maps

Official Google Blog: Calendar for mobile devices
Just visit calendar.google.com from your phone, and you’ll see your agenda of upcoming events, complete with details like date, time, location, description, and guest list.

To do this on an existing spreadsheet, click the [Add Chart] icon.
“Your chart choices include columns, bars, lines, pie, and scatter, each with a handful of sub-types (such as 2D and 3D). You can specify what range of data to include in the chart and add labels and a legend. Plus, you can export charts [...]

Skype Your Cellphone – Forbes.com
…the mobile phone does not need any special hardware and there is no need for a broadband connection or even a Wi- Fi connection. You simply download the iSkoot software from the iSkoot’s Web site. Then, when you want to chat over Skype, the call is routed over a [...]